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In London and Prague, NYU students study acting and filmmaking with some of the great theater companies of Europe as part of their course work they learn as supervised teaching assistants in local middle schools. An NYU in Paris student wrote a research paper on the history of African Americans in Paris and their experiences as expatriates in the French capital while an NYU in Prague student interned at Human Rights Watch, gaining exposure to nonprofit management and research-based activism.

NYU International Exchange at Bocconi University (CAS economics majors only)

Italy

Florence

NYU Florence

Italy

Florence

NYU International Exchange at European University Institute (graduate only)

Spain

Madrid

NYU Madrid

Sweden

Stockholm

NYU International Exchange at Stockholm University

The Netherlands

Amsterdam

NYU International Exchange at University of Amsterdam

United Kingdom

London

NYU London

Student Profile

Alex Kassl

Because Alex Kassl was minoring in sociology while majoring in journalism, he was drawn to NYU in Berlin and its wide selection of sociology courses. Through one course, on 20th-century politics and society, he traveled with his class to locations in Germany and Poland, where they toured the memorial site at Auschwitz, the former death camp. In another course, on contemporary Berlin, Alex’s professor made use of what he called a “flying classroom,” meeting his class each week at a different historical location in the city. Through this same course, Alex met a woman whose father had been a Nazi official. She allowed the class to screen the documentary she had produced about national guilt, generational clashes, and cultural identity. Afterward, the students had a chance to speak with her directly about her experiences. Alex says, “I can read or listen to a lecture anywhere in the world. Learning about Germany firsthand was true ‘fieldwork’ and was invaluable to my education.”

Alex sees himself as a fiercely independent person. However, he says, “My entire life, I had lived within 15 miles of New York City. I chose NYU not only because it’s an excellent school but also because of the professional opportunities New York City offers. That being said, I have always dwelled in a certain ‘comfort zone.’ Going abroad was a true test—to leave my comfort zone and adapt to an unfamiliar world.”